Advisory Teacher of the Deaf

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The Hearing Support Team are seeking to appoint an 0.6 FTE Advisory Teacher of the Deaf to join our highly regarded and established team in Swindon from January 2026.

Swindon is a borough that embraces diversity, with a rich tapestry of languages, cultures, and backgrounds represented in our schools. Swindon is a small unitary authority that is easily accessible and is an exciting and innovative place to work; having been selected by the DfE as a joint leader within the South West for the SEND Change Programme Partnership. The Hearing Support Team operates within a newly structured Achievement and Inclusion Service within Children’s Services and is centrally located close to the town centre.

To meet the criteria for this role, you should be a qualified Teacher of the Deaf or an experienced teacher willing to undertake the mandatory training. To work as a Teacher of the Deaf (ToD) in the UK, mandatory training is required to obtain a specialist qualification. This qualification equips teachers with the specialised knowledge and skills to support children and young people with hearing loss. Mandatory qualifications: specialist teachers - GOV.UK 

You will have an interest in multi-professional, holistic working with a commitment to inclusion. You will be able to use your experience and skills to enhance the provision for children and young people across the educational sector.

This role offers hybrid working, allowing you to work either from home, or from one of our offices when you are not travelling.

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

The ability to travel throughout the Borough will be required / in order to be available to support sessions and events around the town.

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Please see our new Swindon Plan.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

For further information about the role please contact Leanne Cox, Qualified Senior Advisory Teacher of the Deaf on lcox4@swindon.gov.uk; or call 07727 189143.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early so early applications are encouraged.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk